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Prospect of the Entrance into the Tower [of London] taken from the back of the Stone Kitchen

Watercolour
1746-7 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sandby, Paul (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)
Tower of London (made)

Watercolour drawing depicting a view of the Tower of London.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Topographical Watercolours
London
Object type
Watercolour
TitleProspect of the Entrance into the Tower [of London] taken from the back of the Stone Kitchen (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
pen and wash
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Paul Sandby, 'Prospect of the Entrance into the Tower [of London] taken from the back of the Stone Kitchen. Pen and wash.
Physical description
Watercolour drawing depicting a view of the Tower of London.
Dimensions
  • Height: 285mm
  • Width: 412mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Prospect of the Entrance into the Tower [of London] taken from the back of the Stone Kitchen. (Lettered with title)
  • Paul Sandby delin. 1746-7. (Lettered with)
  • presented to the Board as a Specimen of his performance. Vide Minutes 12 Mar --. (Inscribed)
Object history
"This is one of the earliest known drawings by Sandby. William Sandby in his History of the Royal Academy states that Paul Sandby entered the Military Drawing Office of the Tower of London in 1746 [1741?]. In the Print Room at the British Museum there are one or two other drawings inscribed 'Presented to the Board as a specimin of Mr Paul Sandby's performance. Vide Minutes, 12 March, 1746'. The Board in question was the Board of Ordance, to whom this and other drawings were presented as specimens of the artist's ability for the part of draughtsman to the Military Survey in Scotland. Sandby went as draughtsman to the Scotish Survey from the Tower" - LGD.
Places depicted
Tower of London
London
Associations
London
Tower Hamlets
Thames
Bibliographic references
  • Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters and Methods since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 76, fig. 54
  • Bonehill, John and Daniels,Stephen (eds.), Paul Sandby : Picturing Britain London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2009 2
  • Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.13, pl.1
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1119-1931

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Record createdAugust 26, 2008
Record URL
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